At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Had Brain Disease CTE, Mass General Brigham Study Finds

At least 1 in 4 NFL players had brain disease CTE, Mass General Brigham study finds

A Mass General Brigham study has found that one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, at the time of their death.

NFL-At least one-in-four former players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study shows

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - At least one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 was found to have had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study released on Tuesday. Out of the 878 former players who...

Study estimates at least 1 in 4 former NFL players had brain disease linked to repeated head impacts

At least one in four National Football League (NFL) players had evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, at the time of their death, finds a new study from one of the American research teams at the forefront of studying this devastating brain disease.

At least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had CTE, study finds

Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.